Open AccessAccountable Care Organizations and Otolaryngology
Author(s) -
Contrera Kevin J.,
Ishii Lisa E.,
Setzen Gavin,
Berkowitz Scott A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
otolaryngology–head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.232
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1097-6817
pISSN - 0194-5998
DOI - 10.1177/0194599815587509
Subject(s) - health care , otorhinolaryngology , public relations , health care delivery , head and neck surgery , value (mathematics) , business , quality (philosophy) , nursing , population health , medicine , political science , public health , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , machine learning , psychiatry , law
Accountable care organizations represent a shift in health care delivery while providing a significant potential for improved quality and coordination of care across multiple settings. Otolaryngologists have an opportunity to become leaders in this expanding arena. However, the field of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery currently lacks many of the tools necessary to implement value‐based care, including performance measurement, electronic health infrastructure, and data management. These resources will become increasingly important for surgical specialists to be active participants in population health. This article reviews the fundamental issues that otolaryngologists should consider when pursuing new roles in accountable care organizations.